#14 A Rose

I love roses. The problem is, they have thorns. One day I was thinking of how a rose's thorns can hurt, but a rose is still a beautiful flower, and I also thought of how life can hurt but also is still great.

People don't hesitate to pick a rose despite the fact that the thorns can prick them, just as they should not be afraid to take risks because they might be hurt.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life

A Rose

by Elizabeth

A lovely rose with petals soft
A scent so sweet and light
So beautiful a flower
With colors shining bright.
But something not so savory
About the fragrant rose -
The thorns, so sharp upon the stem,
That sharpen as it grows.
Yet still lovely is the flower
Despite the thorns that prick
Just as life and love are sweet
They too have thorns that stick.
But do not fear to live or love,
Life's not exempt from pain -
So pick a rose, you may get hurt,
But you will also gain!

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Santos

This poem is very touching. As i look though the internet. Thinking about roses,and never thinking HOW LIFE and LOVE can be described in a rose
Darya

w0w heautiful. sooo much talent
Holly

This poem is so cute! It's a very unique comparison & it's so true! I really like it! You should think about getting your poems published!
v

Well spoken! What comes from the heart, touches the heart!
paramjit

I like this poem. It is very realistic. Well done. Keep it up. Thanks & Best wishes.
Jessica

awesome poem! the words are woven together in an amazing way. truth in a beautiful metaphor, well done
Wendy

This poem is so true to life. It really touched me and gave me lots of food for thought.
David

Elizabeth, this poem touched an inner part of my being. Life without it's thorns could weaken the stem which beauty grows. My Soulmate is a Wild Rose
Heidi

I truely loved this poem because it is so meaningful. I sent it to a friend who is going through a hard time. I love poems because they can say how you feel or about things folks are going through in a beautiful way. This poem really tells it like it is and it was so wonderful thank you for sharing it with others. Heidi
Monika

This poem really explains how my life is. i like this poem alot. thankyou
Tricia

I love this poem. It's just what I needed for a friend to read.
LlNDSEY

GREAT IT REELY TOUCHED ME
J. Wilmer

"The Rose" by Elizabeth A truly inspiring perception of life; portraying the beauty as well as the harshness. I thank you
anita

i love the poem because it has to do with life and also a rose flower. when life treat you bad just think of a rose and the sweet frangrance of it,think u will see the fullness of life. though it hurt sometimes but just think of a rose. thanks to u eliz.
Levi

Ok. this is a poem I wish I'd written. It sounds so much like a story I've told that happened in my life and the comparison I've drawn. Even the poetic style is fairly similar to something I would write, I think. You can find a lot of worthless poetry online, but this is truly a diamond in the rough. Excellent work.
Jennifer

The poem reflects so much to life. I hope to hear other great peoms by you.
Erika

Nice work. very true. I love it
anita

having a bad time in life at mo but this poem has made me realise that no matter what happens in my life, they'll always be good and bad time and i got to stop thinking that it will always be bad, thank you for sharing this with us.
Olivia

It was awesome!
Leah

This poem is so true, and it is so important that we keep in mind that we should just live to be happy and not let the "thorns" in life stop us from living happily.

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